Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr, Dylan, Ochs, David Blue, Jimmy (not James) Dean, Dr. Suess, Robert Heinlein, Harlan Ellison, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Ian Anderson, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, the entire Grand Ole Opry, Lou Reed, Springsteen, Mike Bucsynski, Bill Conte.
Sounds Like
Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Harry Chapin, someone said Dave Van Ronk (I don't hear it.)
I got involved in the thriving experimental theatre scene in Pittsburgh, Pa, fueled by the colleges and universities in the area such as Carnegie Mellon and Pitt University. Appeared as an extra in cult movie "Dawn of the Dead" and lesser known "The Fish that saved Pittsburgh." I moved to NYC. Joined tail-end of thriving music scene in West Village, which launched the careers of folkies such as The Roches and Steve Forbert. learned how to drop names from Pat Dinizio, of the Smithereens, who at the time shared sound technician and open mike host responsibilities with him and former liberal talk show host of WABC AM Lynn Samuels. Worked as a bouncer/bartender/soundman/coatchecker and other things at Gerdes Folk City. Appeared as bartender in Paul Simon's "One Trick Pony." Released indie LP's "Survivior" in 1983, with Jeff Gold on lead guitar, piano and clarinet, David Roche playing rythym guitar, Chris Gilb on bass, a musician who called himself Che Guevera, also on bass, Howie Wyeth, who played with Bob Dylan on Desire and Hard Rain, also on the Rolling Thunder Tour, on drums (RIP Howie), Srednie Vollmer, who played Harmonica with Rick Danko and Kinky Freidman, and Lucy Kaplansky, Jan Melchior, Judy Dunleavy (the Roommates) and Ann Kashicky on background vocals. Also featured street poet Poez with "Fred Astaire meets Dr. Seuss." Also released "All the Time" in 1991, "Talk is Cheap" in 1997, "Alive and Alone" in 2002, and latest collection, "Americans" recorded in 2007 at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock. While waiting for elusive break, have worked as actor, picture hanger, construction, manager, marketing graphic artist, adjunct college professor, substitute teacher for the NYC Board of Ed, and Assistant Manager of a residential group home taking care of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Also had a lot of stuff published as a writer. Blog me, or IM or whatever if you want details. Favorite artistic accomplishment was playing the role of Macbeth while riding a Harley, wielding a sword, wearing black leather, and mangling a couple of Shakespeare's finest monologues.
